Texas State House District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-031
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
031
Land Area
12,770.8 sq mi
Water Area
629.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 31

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Duval County1793.48 sq mi14.0%100.0%
La Salle County1486.70 sq mi11.6%100.0%
Kenedy County1458.56 sq mi11.4%100.0%
Starr County1223.18 sq mi9.6%100.0%
McMullen County1139.80 sq mi8.9%100.0%
Jim Hogg County1136.17 sq mi8.9%100.0%
Live Oak County1039.69 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Zapata County998.41 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Brooks County943.35 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Wilson County803.73 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Karnes County747.75 sq mi5.9%100.0%

Showing all 11 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rio Grande City city11.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Floresville city7.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Zapata CDP7.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Encino CDP6.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hebbronville CDP6.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Roma city5.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Freer city4.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Las Lomitas CDP3.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Thompsonville CDP3.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kenedy city3.67 sq mi<0.1%83.1%
South Fork Estates CDP3.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Poth town3.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Delmita CDP3.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
San Isidro CDP3.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Falfurrias city2.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Escobares city2.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
La Vernia city2.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Karnes City city2.29 sq mi<0.1%98.5%
Fowlerton CDP2.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Airport Road Addition CDP2.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cotulla city2.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
George West city1.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Medina CDP1.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Benavides city1.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stockdale city1.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 159 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 2895,07851.4%12.4%49.3%
TX District 1582,87444.8%10.8%27.7%
TX District 236,6643.6%0.9%11.6%
TX District 343500.2%<0.1%11.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
119,516
Active Voters
114,997 (96.2%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202471,119 (59.5%)17,482 (14.6%)14,394 (12.0%)
2021–202252,371 (43.8%)19,776 (16.5%)13,745 (11.5%)
2019–202064,446 (53.9%)27,858 (23.3%)10,750 (9.0%)
2017–201844,712 (37.4%)24,775 (20.7%)6,849 (5.7%)
2015–201646,971 (39.3%)23,485 (19.7%)11,100 (9.3%)
2013–201424,000 (20.1%)17,970 (15.0%)4,468 (3.7%)
2011–201239,982 (33.5%)20,112 (16.8%)3,848 (3.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
188,373 (± 280)
Median Age
35.1
Median Household Income
$55,148 (± $2,671)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
75.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,64126.9%
18 to 64109,69958.2%
65 and over28,03314.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)135,19771.8%
White, not Hispanic45,76224.3%
Black, not Hispanic3,3921.8%
Asian, not Hispanic7210.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1120.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5170.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5011.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
170,861
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
121,072

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic52,61130.8%
Hispanic118,25269.2%
White46,73327.4%
Black3,3582.0%
Asian4950.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races1390.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic42,46635.1%
Hispanic78,61264.9%
White37,48231.0%
Black3,1682.6%
Asian1,0070.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7040.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races1200.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).